By Susan Brown (BonaireTalker - Post #24) on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 9:53 am: |
Does anyone have any experiences with the sealife ecoshot SL321? I was looking at that one to purchase but wanted some feedback. For snorkeling only no diving. Thanks for your help thus far!!
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By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6883) on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 10:08 am: |
A total piece of crap. It's only 6 megapixels, has a fixed lens (no zoom) and can only focus down to 2 feet and cost $200. A disposable camera will do as well. Get the Olympus 850, it's 10 megapixels, has a 3x zoom lens and will focus down to 2 inches and costs $240. That last spec is the most important for UW, you need to get close for good shots. Two feet away is way way to far.
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By Susan Brown (BonaireTalker - Post #26) on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 1:42 pm: |
Do you need a housing for that camera as well? I have been reading that if you will be in the water over an hour at a time (which obviously we will ) that the olympus cameras have had leakage.
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By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6886) on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 2:50 pm: |
No it's good to 10 feet. Send it back if it leaks. You also have the option of purchasing the UW housing that will be like wearing a belt and suspenders.
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By Sue from NJ (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #801) on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 4:19 pm: |
if you really want a SeaLife, I'm happy to sell mine to you, along with the strobe...replaced it with Canon860 with Ikelite housing and haven't looked at the SeaLife in 15 months.
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By Rolf Kurzhals (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #6) on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 10:08 pm: |
Sealife service is poor too.My DC600 flooded.A refurbished replacement was much more than any NEW 6mp anywhere.
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By I shoulda been a fish! (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #248) on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 8:07 am: |
Sea Life cameras take terrible pictures.
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By Angie Ohlson (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #104) on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 10:01 am: |
I had a Sea Life camera - they dont take terrible pictures however you have to be in the exactly within the scope of the manual - it is a beginner camera outfit. A bit pricey for a beginner set up. Mine actually flooded - one of the control buttons fell out - in Wakatobi so upgraded to Oly SP-350 with Inon strobe - love this set up and the strobe can follow with my next set up when I chose to upgrade again.
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